Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Plural of leaf.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Plural of leaf.
Wiktionary
- n. Plural form of leaf.
- n. Plural form of leave.
- v. third-person singular simple present indicative form of leave.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. pl. of leaf.
Examples
“Thus in the example, "John tore the leaves of Sarah's book," the distinction between _book_ which represents only one object and _leaves_ which represent two or more objects of the same kind is called _Number_; the distinction of sex between _John_, a male, and _Sarah_, a female, and”
“If the label leaves you with questions as to the nature of the contents or hazards of a product, under right-to-know laws, you can call the manufacturer and request a “Material Safety Data Sheet” or MSDS.”
“The name leaves no discrepancy about what goes on there.”
The Huffington Post: Harmon Leon: Burritos of Colombia: They're Tasty But Are They Really Burritos?
“This strict adherence to the rubric leaves absolutely no room for variation, which limits creativity to a fraction of its potential.”
“Such a phrase leaves the impression that President Truman dropped a couple of A-bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki just because he could—that Americans were indifferent to the massive destruction of life resulting from nuclear weapons.”
“Such a phrase leaves the impression that President Truman dropped a couple of A-bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki just because he could— that Americans were indifferent to the massive destruction of life resulting from nuclear weapons.”
“Although the title leaves something to be desired ( "The Young and the Restless" strikes me as unusually bromitic for the WQ), the piece is worth mentioning for two reasons.”
“The moment the word leaves our lips, the black smoke spirals like a crazy tornado into the ball, and the portal collapses on itself.”
“The absence of the label leaves a huge gap in midtier "bridge" designer brands.”
“But until such time as I have decided that our work here is done, not a word leaves the Annie G.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘leaves’.
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Band or Brand?
Band names that are also common words or phrases.
genesis, who, beatles, journey, germs, sublime, doors, cars, nirvana, bangles, tool, pixies and 192 more...
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color (multi)
tiara's color lists rebuilt :)
( visual, colors, multi, descriptive, randomness )pastel, rainbow, gemstone, crystals, ore, minerals, elements, neon, northern lights, fur, sunset, sunrise and 98 more...
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Public List: Free Association
Read the top word on the list and add a word that you associate with it. The association may be semantic, etymological, structural, literary, personal, etc.
Rules:
1. In t...mounch, mensch, trench, war, harmony, guitar, cigar, bubblegum, baseball cards, shortstop, bear, chained and 72 more...
bilby People love grass? Jenn ... Oct 21, 2008
oroboros "Leaves are silences
around flowers which are their words."
--R. Tagore, Fireflies Jul 21, 2008
jennarenn I was made to read Leaves of Grass in school. I know some people love that stuff, but I wasn't a fan at the time. See Free Associations list. Feb 12, 2008